By Mariana Llamas-Cendon Latinalista The U.S. Catholic Church is experiencing serious competition and as a result has lost many parishioners to other religions. According to the Pew Forum on Religions and Public Life, about a 31.4 percent of U.S….

LatinaLista — Today in the Oval Office, President Obama signed a proclamation making May 7 the National Day of Prayer (NDP). President Barack Obama signs the proclamation marking the National Day of Prayer in the Oval Office of the…

Pope Benedict created a global outrage with his recent remarks regarding the effectiveness of condoms against the spread of AIDS. In the United States, his remarks have the potential to impact this nationâ€™s Hispanic population who have not only…

LatinaLista — As the new legislative season gets underway in the Capitol and across the nation, there are state legislators and city politicians who still insist on demoralizing, intimidating and targeting Spanish-speaking immigrants, both legal and undocumented, with legislation…

LatinaLista — Of all the seasons of the year, Christmastime seems to bring out the angels — either in all of us or from that other plane of existence that goes by many different names depending on what you…

LatinaLista — If you’re still stuck on what gift to get someone who has everything, you might want to try a calendar. One of the 12 Catholic priests featured in the 2009 calendar. The calendar we’re talking about doesn’t…

LatinaLista — At Latina Lista, I often write to give voice to those I consider without one â€” the undocumented, the impoverished, those who are discriminated against because of the color of their skin or the accent in their…

By Irete Lazo LatinaLista Author Irete Lazo Irete Lazo (a pseudonym) is the author of The Accidental Santera (Oct 2008, Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press). Lazo received her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, was an editor at…

LatinaLista — How will you create peace in the world? The question sounds more like one of those hypothetical musings posed to beauty pageant finalists than anything that is of substance and attainable but British filmmaker Jeremy Gilley believed…

LatinaLista — An odd thing happened this morning in Mexico City where Sen. John McCain is “having talks” with Mexican President Felipe Calderon. McCain, his wife and entourage, descended upon the Basilica de Guadalupe, at 8 a.m. The Basilica…

LatinaLista — What do you get when an Indian woman known the world over as the “Hugging Saint” who lives a life of peace and love meets a group of mostly Latino hotel workers protesting their employer’s refusal to…

LatinaLista — There is one book that always outdoes the competition when it comes to setting world records in the readership category. You got it — the Bible. Though the Bible has always had a Spanish printed version, it…

LatinaLista — For lovers of Tejano music, this week has been rough with the news that Grammy award-winning Tejano superstar Emilio Navaira almost lost his life, and remains in grave condition, after his tour bus wrecked on a Houston…

By Benita Ferrero-Waldner LatinaLista Benita Ferrero-Waldner is European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy. On March 6, 2008, she addressed a group of over 50 women, including leaders, foreign ministers, lawmakers, first ladies and top European Union…

LatinaLista — Over the last several months, Latina Lista has posted numerous posts about the strong efforts of some Texas border residents who are fighting back against the federal government’s insistence that the country will be safer with a…

LatinaLista — Flor Crisotomo is the latest undocumented immigrant to ask for sanctuary at Chicago’s Adalberto United Methodist Church, the former sanctuary of Elvira Arellano. Flor Crisostomo, an illegal immigrant from Mexico arrested at a workplace raid at a…

LatinaLista — Chicago’s Adalberto United Methodist Church is back in the news. Known for providing sanctuary to Mexican national Elvira Arellano, the church finds itself facing the same request by more members of their congregation. Adalberto United Methodist Church…

LatinaLista — These days, associating corporate America with Christian values sounds more like an oxymoron than a plan for Latinas to achieve professional success. Yet, Cubana-Latina and corporate executive veteran, Ana Mollinedo Mims, lays the blueprint for Latinas to…

LatinaLista — A recent article in the New York Times titled For Some Hispanics, Coming to America Also Means Abandoning Religion sparked a lot of interest. In the days after the article was published, newspapers across the country syndicated…

LatinaLista — With only 24 hours since the deadly shooting at Virginia Tech, people are looking for answers â€” and milagros (miracles). So, it was rather ironic that a young Latino author named Jeff Rivera sent Latina Lista an…